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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Ding

  • 丁robust; adult man; fourth heavenly stem
  • 鼎ancient three-legged bronze cauldron; great
  • 定stable; fixed; to decide
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
D
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters丁鼎定
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ding in their name

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Ding is a Chinese name syllable that can stand for characters such as 丁 (robust), 鼎 (ancient cauldron) or 定 (settled).

Possible characters for Ding

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Cantonese romanization.

  • 丁

    robust; adult man; fourth heavenly stem

    Mandarin dīng / Cantonese ding1

  • 鼎

    ancient three-legged bronze cauldron; great

    Mandarin dǐng / Cantonese ding2

  • 定

    stable; fixed; to decide

    Mandarin dìng / Cantonese ding6

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Ding

Ding is a syllable spelling for Mandarin dīng, dǐng or dìng and Cantonese ding. Common characters for these sounds include 丁, 鼎 (ancient cauldron) and 定 (settled). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Cantonese

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Ding

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 丁 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 鼎 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 定 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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